NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Welcome to our latest series here at Last Word on Hockey. The Puck Drop Preview series takes you through each team as the season is fast approaching. The preview will focus on the narratives surrounding the team ending last year, during the offseason, and heading into the 2021-22 season. Puck Drop Preview also focuses on […] READ MORE
Canada started the Men’s 2021 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship with two losses. This hasn’t happened – ever – in either the IIHF World Championship or Olympic competition. Dropping the opener to Latvia 2-0 was jarring; following that with a 5-1 loss to the US was unheard of. Then Germany beat them 3-1. What […] READ MORE
The Los Angeles Kings have traded left-winger Alex Iafallo. The 27-year-old winger should prove to be a solid top-nine piece. READ MORE
Aleksander Barkov has come back for the 2020-21 season looking for vengeance. He posted his fourth-lowest season in point totals last season, with 62 points in 66 games. Many around the league saw Barkov’s season as a down year, despite finishing second on the team in points. Nonetheless, Barkov came into the abbreviated season as […] READ MORE
Welcome back to NHL Predictions, February 16th edition! Each day, the Last Word on Hockey team will break down every game and give our NHL predictions for each game. This is the late game slate of NHL Predictions. Be sure and check out the early rounds of NHL Predictions too. NHL Predictions Nashville Predators vs. Dallas […] READ MORE
We’ve reached the third piece in our tribute series to San Jose Sharks centre Joe Thornton. Joe Thornton Sharks Legacy: Brilliance Joe Thornton Sharks Legacy: Folklore Now: Joe Thornton Sharks Legacy: California Next: Joe Thornton Sharks Legacy: Toronto In this article, we bring in his two most noted rivals and how they were central in […] READ MORE
Hockey is finally back, but we at Last Word on Hockey are still going to look back at each date’s historical significance to the game. We’ll remember the moments that shaped the sport of hockey that happened on this day. Here’s our look at this date in hockey history for August 24th featuring Gordie Howe […] READ MORE
Los Angeles Kings Offseason: While 24 teams participate in the play-in rounds and round-robin, there are still seven NHL teams, including the Los Angeles READ MORE
Even as hockey leagues all over the world take a hiatus, the Last Word on Hockey team is still devoted to publishing quality content in the absence of live sports. Such continues the NHL Rivalry Breakdown. Each article will take a look at two longtime rivals and break down how the rivalry came to […] READ MORE
The NHL Draft lottery was held on Friday, June 26th under very strange conditions. A pandemic will do that. The seven teams who did not qualify for the play-in or playoffs were able to see where they will land in the draft order. The Los Angeles Kings draft choice was to be the fifth overall […] READ MORE